July 14, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- U.S. recording biometric information of people in Afghanistan and Iraq, particularly men of fighting age.
- Japan's Prime Minister calls for end to country's reliance on nuclear power.
- Survey of five countries rethinking nuclear; 80% of Mexico in opposition.
- Duke Ellington's favorite foods.
- Ghana leaves poor-country bracket with newfound riches not in minerals, but services sector.
- Mandela profile finds man as "incarnation of the great Roman virtues: gravitas, honestas, dignitas."
- Life advice from Ricky Gervais: "No one has the right to never be offended."
- Boy diagnosed by mother's social network.
- Scientists find infants won't imitate idiotic parents—those deemed inefficient or irrational.
- James Franco explains why he hates Gawker.
- Confessions of a Twitter addict.
- Photograph of a boy texting in 1911.
- Pictures of people looking sad while holding, or standing close to, the thing that has made them feel sad.
- Tumblr: The fantastic faces of President Obama.
- In Focus pictures from the 2011 Tour de France.
- Video: 1990 Louis CK standup.
- JG Ballard's house, home to dystopian crafting, for sale, "just under £320,000."
- Judging by car listings, America's next great storyteller is a Mohegan Lake Audi salesman.
